conquistar

Aragonese

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konkisˈta(ɾ)/
• Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

conquistar

1. (transitive) to conquer

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “conquistar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre (compare Occitan conquistar, Portuguese and Spanish conquistar, Italian conquistare), from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō. It may alternatively be an old derivative of conquist, from a variant of Old Catalan conquest, the archaic past participle of conquerir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kuŋ.kisˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [koŋ.kisˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koŋ.kisˈtaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar
• Homophone: conquistà (except Valencian)

Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistí, past participle conquistat)

1. to conquer

   Synonym: conquerir

2. to convince, to persuade

   Synonyms: convèncer, persuadir

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of conquistar (first conjugation)

infinitive			conquistar
gerund			conquistant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		conquistat		conquistada
		plural		conquistats		conquistades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	conquisto	conquistes	conquista	conquistem	conquisteu	conquisten
	imperfect	conquistava	conquistaves	conquistava	conquistàvem	conquistàveu	conquistaven
	future	conquistaré	conquistaràs	conquistarà	conquistarem	conquistareu	conquistaran
	preterite	conquistí	conquistares	conquistà	conquistàrem	conquistàreu	conquistaren
	conditional	conquistaria	conquistaries	conquistaria	conquistaríem	conquistaríeu	conquistarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	conquisti	conquistis	conquisti	conquistem	conquisteu	conquistin
	imperfect	conquistés	conquistessis	conquistés	conquistéssim	conquistéssiu	conquistessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	conquista	conquisti	conquistem	conquisteu	conquistin
	negative (no)	—	no conquistis	no conquisti	no conquistem	no conquisteu	no conquistin

Derived terms

• conquistador

Related terms

• conquesta

Further reading

• “conquistar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “conquistar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “conquistar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koŋkisˈtaɾ/ [koŋ.kis̺ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar

Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)

1. (transitive) to conquer

   Synonym: (literary) conquerir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conquistar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	conquistar
Personal	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistaren
Gerund
	conquistando
Past participle
Masculine	conquistado			conquistados
Feminine	conquistada			conquistadas
Indicative
Present	conquisto	conquistas	conquista	conquistamos	conquistades	conquistan
Imperfect	conquistaba	conquistabas	conquistaba	conquistabamos	conquistabades	conquistaban
Preterite	conquistei	conquistaches	conquistou	conquistamos	conquistastes	conquistaron
Pluperfect	conquistara	conquistaras	conquistara	conquistaramos	conquistarades	conquistaran
Future	conquistarei	conquistarás	conquistará	conquistaremos	conquistaredes	conquistarán
Conditional	conquistaría	conquistarías	conquistaría	conquistariamos	conquistariades	conquistarían
Subjunctive
Present	conquiste	conquistes	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistedes	conquisten
Imperfect	conquistase	conquistases	conquistase	conquistásemos	conquistásedes	conquistasen
Future	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistaren
Imperative
Affirmative		conquista	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistade	conquisten
Negative (non)		non conquistes	non conquiste	non conquistemos	non conquistedes	non conquisten

    Reintegrated conjugation of conquistar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	conquistar
Personal	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistarem
Gerund
	conquistando
Past participle
Masculine	conquistado			conquistados
Feminine	conquistada			conquistadas
Indicative
Present	conquisto	conquistas	conquista	conquistamos	conquistades, conquistais	conquistam
Imperfect	conquistava	conquistavas	conquistava	conquistávamos	conquistávades, conquistáveis, conquistávais1	conquistavam
Preterite	conquistei	conquistaste, conquistache1	conquistou	conquistamos	conquistastes	conquistárom, conquistaram
Pluperfect	conquistara	conquistaras	conquistara	conquistáramos	conquistárades, conquistáreis, conquistárais1	conquistaram
Future	conquistarei	conquistarás	conquistará	conquistaremos	conquistaredes, conquistareis	conquistarám, conquistarão
Conditional	conquistaria	conquistarias	conquistaria	conquistaríamos	conquistaríades, conquistaríeis, conquistaríais1	conquistariam
Subjunctive
Present	conquiste	conquistes	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistedes, conquisteis	conquistem
Imperfect	conquistasse	conquistasses	conquistasse	conquistássemos	conquistássedes, conquistásseis	conquistassem
Future	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistarem
Imperative
Affirmative		conquista	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistade, conquistai	conquistem
Negative (nom)		nom conquistes	nom conquiste	nom conquistemos	nom conquistedes, nom conquisteis	nom conquistem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• conquistador
• reconquistar

Related terms

• conquista

Further reading

• “conquistar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “conquistar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *conquisitāre, from Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquīrō. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese conquerer. It may also be analyzed as an internal derivative of the past participle of the aforementioned Old Portuguese verb, or an early Romance formation; compare the other cognates on this page.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kisˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.kisˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kisˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.kisˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.kiʃˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.kiʃˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.kisˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kiʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kɨʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.kɨʃˈta.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: con‧quis‧tar

Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquistei, past participle conquistado)

1. to conquer
   1. to acquire by arms; to win in war

      Em 146 a.C., O Império Romano conquistou a Grécia

      In 146 BC, the Roman Empire conquered Greece

      Synonyms: ocupar, invadir

   2. to earn or achieve something through effort

      Conquistei meu sonho

      I made my dream real

      Synonyms: realizar, conseguir

2. to captivate, to charm, to seduce (to attract the attention of someone)

   Ela me conquistou

   She seduced me

   Synonyms: seduzir, atrair

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conquistar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	conquistar
Personal	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistarem
Gerund
	conquistando
Past participle
Masculine	conquistado			conquistados
Feminine	conquistada			conquistadas
Indicative
Present	conquisto	conquistas	conquista	conquistamos	conquistais	conquistam
Imperfect	conquistava	conquistavas	conquistava	conquistávamos	conquistáveis	conquistavam
Preterite	conquistei	conquistaste	conquistou	conquistamos1, conquistámos2	conquistastes	conquistaram
Pluperfect	conquistara	conquistaras	conquistara	conquistáramos	conquistáreis	conquistaram
Future	conquistarei	conquistarás	conquistará	conquistaremos	conquistareis	conquistarão
Conditional	conquistaria	conquistarias	conquistaria	conquistaríamos	conquistaríeis	conquistariam
Subjunctive
Present	conquiste	conquistes	conquiste	conquistemos	conquisteis	conquistem
Imperfect	conquistasse	conquistasses	conquistasse	conquistássemos	conquistásseis	conquistassem
Future	conquistar	conquistares	conquistar	conquistarmos	conquistardes	conquistarem
Imperative
Affirmative		conquista	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistai	conquistem
Negative (não)		não conquistes	não conquiste	não conquistemos	não conquisteis	não conquistem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:conquistar.

Derived terms

• reconquistar
• conquistador

Related terms

• conquista

Further reading

• “conquistar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “conquistar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “conquistar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “conquistar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “conquistar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *conquīsītāre, from Latin conquīsītus, perfect passive participle of conquīrō; alternatively, it may simply be an internal formation, as a derivation of conquista, from the feminine past participle of Old Spanish conquerir, which this verb replaced over time.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konkisˈtaɾ/ [kõŋ.kisˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧quis‧tar

Verb

conquistar (first-person singular present conquisto, first-person singular preterite conquisté, past participle conquistado)

1. (transitive) to conquer
2. (figuratively, transitive) to enamor, romantically convince
3. (figuratively, transitive) to charm (an object to a person)

   Ese carro me conquistó

   That car charmed me (I liked that car a lot).

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conquistar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			conquistar
gerund			conquistando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		conquistado		conquistada
		plural		conquistados		conquistadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conquisto	conquistastú conquistásvos	conquista	conquistamos	conquistáis	conquistan
	imperfect	conquistaba	conquistabas	conquistaba	conquistábamos	conquistabais	conquistaban
	preterite	conquisté	conquistaste	conquistó	conquistamos	conquistasteis	conquistaron
	future	conquistaré	conquistarás	conquistará	conquistaremos	conquistaréis	conquistarán
	conditional	conquistaría	conquistarías	conquistaría	conquistaríamos	conquistaríais	conquistarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conquiste	conquistestú conquistésvos2	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistéis	conquisten
	imperfect (ra)	conquistara	conquistaras	conquistara	conquistáramos	conquistarais	conquistaran
	imperfect (se)	conquistase	conquistases	conquistase	conquistásemos	conquistaseis	conquistasen
	future1	conquistare	conquistares	conquistare	conquistáremos	conquistareis	conquistaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		conquistatú conquistávos	conquiste	conquistemos	conquistad	conquisten
	negative		no conquistes	no conquiste	no conquistemos	no conquistéis	no conquisten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of conquistar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive conquistar	dative	conquistarme	conquistarte	conquistarle, conquistarse	conquistarnos	conquistaros	conquistarles, conquistarse
	accusative	conquistarme	conquistarte	conquistarlo, conquistarla, conquistarse	conquistarnos	conquistaros	conquistarlos, conquistarlas, conquistarse
with gerund conquistando	dative	conquistándome	conquistándote	conquistándole, conquistándose	conquistándonos	conquistándoos	conquistándoles, conquistándose
	accusative	conquistándome	conquistándote	conquistándolo, conquistándola, conquistándose	conquistándonos	conquistándoos	conquistándolos, conquistándolas, conquistándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative conquista	dative	conquístame	conquístate	conquístale	conquístanos	not used	conquístales
	accusative	conquístame	conquístate	conquístalo, conquístala	conquístanos	not used	conquístalos, conquístalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative conquistá	dative	conquistame	conquistate	conquistale	conquistanos	not used	conquistales
	accusative	conquistame	conquistate	conquistalo, conquistala	conquistanos	not used	conquistalos, conquistalas
with formal second-person singular imperative conquiste	dative	conquísteme	not used	conquístele, conquístese	conquístenos	not used	conquísteles
	accusative	conquísteme	not used	conquístelo, conquístela, conquístese	conquístenos	not used	conquístelos, conquístelas
with first-person plural imperative conquistemos	dative	not used	conquistémoste	conquistémosle	conquistémonos	conquistémoos	conquistémosles
	accusative	not used	conquistémoste	conquistémoslo, conquistémosla	conquistémonos	conquistémoos	conquistémoslos, conquistémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative conquistad	dative	conquistadme	not used	conquistadle	conquistadnos	conquistaos	conquistadles
	accusative	conquistadme	not used	conquistadlo, conquistadla	conquistadnos	conquistaos	conquistadlos, conquistadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conquisten	dative	conquístenme	not used	conquístenle	conquístennos	not used	conquístenles, conquístense
	accusative	conquístenme	not used	conquístenlo, conquístenla	conquístennos	not used	conquístenlos, conquístenlas, conquístense

Derived terms

• conquistador
• reconquistar

Related terms

• conquista

Further reading

• “conquistar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025